How Our Solar System Avoids Planet Collisions May 3, 2023 • Physics 16, 73
A comic strip illustrates a planetary mechanism that may explain why the Solar System—despite its chaotic nature—displays long-term stability.
—Laura Canil is a scientific illustrator based in Berlin.
—Michael Schirber is a Corresponding Editor for Physics Magazine based in Lyon, France.
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